Government and politics

Ukraine war updates: Oil prices rise after drone attacks on Russian refineries; Russia ready for nuclear war, Putin says

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Oil prices rose around 2% Wednesday after production…

TikTok ban: Tech VC Keith Rabois threatens Republicans with funding halt ahead of House vote

A Republican megadonor on Tuesday threatened to cut off campaign contributions to members of Congress unless they vote for a…

Voters blame businesses more than Biden for sticky inflation

President Joe Biden is starting to win the inflation blame game against corporations. A recent Financial Times-Michigan Ross online poll…

Live updates: Democrats rip special counsel over Biden documents probe

Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday slammed Special Counsel Robert Hur for assessing President Joe Biden’s mental state during his investigation of…

Ukraine war live updates: Russia says it thwarted armed incursion by Ukrainian forces, ‘sabotage’ groups into its border regions

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia’s defense ministry claimed it had “thwarted” an…

Biden campaign takes aim at Trump stance on Social Security, Medicare in new advertisement

The reelection campaign of President Joe Biden on Monday released a new digital advertisement targeting Donald Trump over comments the…

‘Not on my watch’ — Biden blasts Trump over suggested cuts to Social Security, Medicare

President Joe Biden on Monday quickly slapped down Donald Trump’s suggestion in a CNBC interview that “there is a lot”…

Trump claims he has ‘never been a fan’ of Ken Langone, Home Depot co-founder who backed Nikki Haley

Donald Trump claimed in an interview on CNBC that he had “never been a fan” of Home Depot co-founder Ken…

E. Jean Carroll lawyer suggests third Trump defamation lawsuit possible after new comments

Donald Trump on Monday once again denied allegations by E. Jean Carroll that he raped and defamed her, despite facing…